Senior Accountant

LED FastStart • Ruston, LA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

HGA is seeking a Project Controls Senior Accountant to support operations in Prairieville, Louisiana. This role prepares journal entries, account reconciliations, management reporting, and financial analyses, while ensuring internal controls are adhered to across project and capital expenditure accounting activities.

Requirements

• BS/BA in a related field or equivalent experience
• 4 or more years of related professional work experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks
• Ability to function effectively while meeting deadlines
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to interpret contracts and supplier agreements

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with construction or large-scale capital projects
• Strong SAP experience
• Strong Microsoft experience

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly journal entries into the SAP system, ensuring timely, accurate, and efficient recording and analysis of month-end and year-end transactions
• Prepare capital expenditure accruals and intercompany journal entries
• Reconcile various balance sheet accounts, including construction in progress
• Coordinate with project managers to identify unbilled work and prepare accruals
• Prepare capitalization forms
• Assist with preparation of project and joint venture reporting
• Review and approve purchase requisitions, purchase orders, and vendor invoices
• Participate in audits as required
• Understand and comply with established departmental processes and internal controls procedures, and identify control deficiencies to department management

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior